Nike, Inc.

Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

Philip J Hatton

John T Stites

Robert M Boyd

Andrew G V Oldknow

Michael Wallans

Mario Angelbert Lafortune

Donald S Rahrig

Sherry Lynn Jones

Joshua M Boggs

James Huang Lua

Douglas Anthony Thornton

Andrew Gv Oldknow

Jeffrey Alan Hadden

Daniel Francis Wisniewski

Gregory S Kramer

Brian J Kammerer

Jeremy N Snyder

George W Moody, Jr

A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball-striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and at least one channel in the ball-striking surface of the face. The region of highest COR response of the face is directionally enlarged toward the channel. Depending on the size, shape, and location of the channel, the face can be altered to provide greater COR response and increased energy transfer for impacts at specific locations on the face.

Golf club head or other ball striking device having one or more face channels

Golf clubs according to at least some example aspects of this disclosure may include a golf club head and a shaft configured to engage with the golf club head which includes a grip engaged with the shaft. Further, the golf club may include a monitoring device, which includes a sensor and a transmitter. Additionally, the monitoring device may be configured to determine data related to the characteristics of a golf swing. Further, the monitoring device may be configured to transmit the data related to the characteristics of a golf swing to a remote computer.

Monitoring device for a piece of sports equipment

Golf clubs and golf club heads

Golf clubs and golf club heads, such as putter heads (), may include a putter body and an adjustable ball striking face insert () forming at least a portion of the ball striking face () and contained within the putter body. The insert () may have a plurality of sides (), each of the sides having different performance characteristics to permit customization of the putter (). In some examples, the adjustable ball striking face insert () may be rotatably mounted within the putter head. Additionally or alternatively, the insert () may be removably mounted within the putter head (). In some arrangements, the insert () may be finely adjustable to alter the loft angle of the putter head ().

Putter heads and putters having adjustable, multi-sided ball striking face insert

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Philip J Hatton